Re: [PATCH] fix up RTM_SETLINK handling

[Roland Dreier]

    Roland> To call the netdev notifier chain I had to make
    Roland> netdev_chain not be static.  I added the declaration to
    Roland> <linux/netdevice.h> but I am open to other ways to give
    Roland> rtnetlink.c access to netdev_chain.
   
    David> Ummm, what is the problem with using
    David> register_netdevice_notifier()?  It is precisely there so
    David> that netdev_chain need not be exported.

do_setlink() needs to do the opposite of registering a notifier --
it's changing an interface's address, so it needs to call the
netdev_chain with NETDEV_CHANGEADDR (just like the handler for
SIOCSIFHWADDR does).

If you prefer, I could add a call_netdevice_notifiers() to dev.c and
leave netdev_chain static.  Just let me know and I'll make a new
patch.

Thanks,
  Roland